Are you tired of playing the same old chords every time you play the piano? Are you tired of using the same chords and the same beginner techniques in every song? It is time for you to take your piano playing to a higher level!

Piano By Ear ... Continued Piano by Ear...Continued is Volume II of the Piano by Ear instructional DVD series. Appropriate for the intermediate pianist, this instructional DVD focuses on many right and left hand techniques that are taught including octave melody, 10th run, 6th rock, chord/chord and chord/octave, and many more. If you're tired of just chording and want to take your piano playing to a higher level, this DVD is for you. This DVD, like the first, contains 12 months worth of lessons. This DVD will teach you the following: Many left hand techniques Many right hand techniques How to make your chords sound fuller A variety of chords and how to use them And many other exciting techniques Bonus material included when ordering here A DVD of me playing with overhead view of my hands.  A $39.95 value, FREE! Valuable Chord Sheets - Chord sheets for ALL the songs taught on the DVD!

Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano by ear?  What are the advantages of playing the piano by ear?  Do you know how to go about learning to play the piano by ear?

Piano By Ear For Beginners This DVD series is a great start!  What is playing the piano by ear you may ask?  Simply, it is playing what you hear in your head rather than being forced to play exactly what someone else has written.  This DVD contains 12 months worth of lessons. This DVD will teach you the following: Facts about the piano as an instrument How to put what you hear into the music Plus, a few new songs as well Bonus material included when ordering here Piano By Ear Chart - Your very own copy of the “Piano By Ear” chart that was created by Matthew Stephens to help you understand the different rules for many chords used when playing the piano by ear! Tips and Techniques Newsletter - A weekly newsletter offering hundreds of tips and techniques that are simple to use when playing by ear! Valuable Chord Sheets - Chord sheets for ALL the songs taught on the DVD!

When I was about 5 years old, my mother found me at the piano one day picking out the melody to a song.  As she watched, she realized that I had a God given talent for music.  For many days after that I would go to the piano and pick out the melody to different songs from church or school.  My mother then showed me a few chords and soon I was playing the melody with right hand and using the proper chords with the left hand. When I was about eight, my grandmother enrolled me in a private piano class where my instructor taught me how to play by note.  But at home, I would play what sounded good rather than reading what was written on sheet music.  I remember being so frustrated when reading music because I felt so bound to what was written.  It was like a bubble inside me just waiting to burst out.  Later, my mother had me take piano lessons from a man and woman from church who played by ear.  It was then that my musical abilities with the piano began to explode.  Within in months I was able to play several songs that I knew from church and school.  Finally, when I turned 16 our minister at church asked me to assist the pianist at church.  So I began to play at church during our midweek service.  That probably had the biggest impact on me.  You see, at the church I attended (a Pentecostal Church) the song leader just jumped up on the platform and began singing.  I was forced to hear the changes and follow him as he sang.  My ability to play the piano continued to grow during the next three years.  It was during those church services I had to put all I had learned to use ... on the spur of the moment.  Many times, during one song, our song leader would switch to another song ... and so on.  At the same time, I began giving lessons to younger students.  It was at that time that I developed the Piano By Ear Chart.  Using a spreadsheet, I constructed a table to represent the different rules for making chords and so on.  I used it to teach students piano scales, piano chords, progressions and so on.  Every one of my students had to memorize this chart.  I realized that by teaching about the piano as an instrument provided a different approach and that after fully learning all the scales, chords, and chord inversions, my students would have a firm foundation to apply to any song while playing by ear. Plus, the instruction I used taught my students to hear and memorize many common patterns that appeared in many songs.  I used ear training techniques to predict the different chord changes in songs. Although I continued learning to read notes, my first love was playing by ear.  Everywhere I went I was asking pianists to show me something new!  And so, for the last 17 years I have been sharing my knowledge with others.
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